Sophia is a 1.5 generation Filipina American who resides in Tacoma, Washington, on the traditional lands of the Puyallup people. She works alongside communities in the areas of racial equity, justice, and climate solutions, as they do the necessary work of imagining the world they want to build and animating others to join them in creating a more just society where all may thrive. She is the Race and Social Justice Lead Advisor for the City of Seattle, which is housed in the Office of Civil Rights. Before joining the City of Seattle, Sophia led equity efforts in the K-12 sector, Sound Transit, and with the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges—a federated system of 34 community and technical colleges in Washington state.